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What is the functional segment of DNA called?
What is the functional segment of DNA called?
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Gene:
- Gene is the functional segment of DNA.
- There are nearly 25,000 genes in human beings.
- Genes are short pieces of DNA composed of nucleotides adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine.
- Genes contain specific instructions for the synthesis of proteins that are necessary for the body to function properly.
Gene:
- Gene is the functional segment of DNA.
- There are nearly 25,000 genes in human beings.
- Genes are short pieces of DNA composed of nucleotides adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine.
- Genes contain specific instructions for the synthesis of proteins that are necessary for the body to function properly.
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